What if your identity was based partly by the color of your skin? What if that skin tone was used as a negative? What if it was made to make you appear as a threat? What if it made people lower their expectations of what you are capable of or your worth as a person? […]
Read MoreDefinition: The fact of being who or what a person is. For the year of 2023 we will use a theme of Identity as we read, watch, learn, grow, and experience life together. We encourage you to start with yourself, what makes you, you? How has your family, your childhood, your life experiences, relationships, culture, […]
Read MoreSymbolism Last year we shared the story behind the years and how the animal order was determined. This year the animal is Tiger and the element is water. Water is symbolic of a prosperous year and the Tiger is a symbol of strength, exorcising evils, and braveness. Things to expect in this year… About big […]
Read MoreBy: Lindsay McDonnell, MSW I grew up in a predominantly white town where racism was not hidden and also denied. I distinctly remember inflammatory and directly racist names being cast upon the white kids in school who dressed in a certain way deemed Black: sagging pants, brands of clothes, haircut. Confederate flags in pick up […]
Read MoreBy Amanda Hughley I remember it like it was yesterday: “This is so stupid, no one cares.” These were the words of my classmate in my junior year of high school after hearing the “Black History Month Fact of the Day” during our morning announcements. It was both cringeworthy and embarrassing. My emotions vacillated (and […]
Read MoreBy: Amy Cheng & Lindsay McDonnell To me Chinese New Year is like Christmas, Thanksgiving and New Year all rolled into one massive celebration!! It is a time to celebrate my family, spend days cooking, and eat certain traditional food. But before we dig into the family feast, we would clean our house, visit our […]
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